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They were the discovery of RAMPART Records label owner & founder, Eddie Davis, and were part of a unique collection of young Mexican American musicians & singers in the 1960's who pioneered the legendary "East Side Sound" music of Los Angeles, a brief musical phenomena of the time that attracted international attention. |
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* [[Rock music|Rock]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cannibal-the-headhunters-mn0000650676/biography |title=Cannibal & the Headhunters |last=Eder |first=Bruce |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> |
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| current_members = Robert Zapata, drums Vocals<br>Charlie Munoz, lead vocals<br>Robert Robles, lead guitar<br>Karl Carrasco, keyboards Vocals<br>Dave Goldstein, keyboards Vocals<br>Edger Salas, bass guitar |
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| past_members = Francisco Mario "Frankie" (Cannibal) Garcia <br> Robert Jaramillo <br> Joe Jaramillo <br> Richard Lopez |
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| ⚫ | '''Cannibal & the Headhunters''' were an American [[rock music|rock]] band from [[East Los Angeles, California]]. They were one of the first Mexican-American groups to have a national hit record, "[[Land of a Thousand Dances]]", recorded on the Rampart label. They were the opening act on [[The Beatles]]' [[The Beatles' 1965 USA Tour|second American tour]], backed up by the [[King Curtis]] band.<ref name="laweekly">{{Citation |
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"Land of a Thousand Dances" reached #30 in the [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]] in the [[spring (season)|Spring]] of 1965, which was a remake of the original Kris Kenner tune. The "na,na,na,na.." lyric roll was an original "mistake" performed by Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia during a performance in Fullerton in which he forgot the lyrics in mid-song and simply improvised the best way he knew how, and the "na, na,na,na," lyric is now known World wide more than 45 years later. Soul singer Wilson Picket re-did the song into a national hit for himself in 1967, using the "na, na,na,na" lyric to whip his audiences into a fenzy. |
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}}</ref> They played at the historic [[Shea Stadium]] concert from August 15 to August 30, during the 1965 tour that was headlined by The Beatles. |
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There is a virtual myth and music legend among East L.A. music historians surrounding the controversy of another recording of the song "Land of 1000 Dances" at the same time by another popular East los Angeles group, Thee Midniters, but the "na,na,na,na" lyric belongs soley to Garcia and his Headhunters. |
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They were discovered by Rampart Records label owner and founder Eddie Davis.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=405/6}}</ref> They were among the 1960s Mexican-American musicians and singers who pioneered the "East Side Sound" of Los Angeles, a musical phenomenon that attracted international attention.<ref>[http://www.xispas.com/music/xpop/xpop.htm The Musical Beatles Invasion wasn't the only significant Pop event of 1964] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709143024/http://www.xispas.com/music/xpop/xpop.htm |date=2011-07-09 }}," XISPAS.com, 2004 (accessed July 27, 2010)</ref> |
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The original group was founded by Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia in 1964. The other group members were Joe "YoYo" Jaramillo, Bobby "Rabbit" Jaramillo, and Richard "Scar" Lopez. Barely out of high school, these young men came from the Ramona Gardens and Estrada Courts Housing Projects of East Los Angeles, and were inspired by the African American doo-wop groups in their neighborhoods. This group toured, recorded, and performed together for only 18 months before they went their separate ways. |
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Francisco Mario (Frankie Cannibal) Garcia founded the group in 1965;<ref name="LarkinGE"/> the other group members were Bobby and Joe "Yo Yo" Jaramillo and Richard Lopez who were in the group for 18 months. In 1983, Frankie (Cannibal) Garcia retired from the music business and turned Cannibal and the Headhunters over to Robert Zapata, who had been in the group since 1969 and is still performing today. Barely out of high school, they came from [[Ramona Gardens]] and [[Estrada Courts]] Housing Projects of East Los Angeles, inspired by the African American [[doo-wop]] groups in their neighborhoods. Garcia attended Andrew Jackson High School. He frequently sang spontaneously while walking around campus. This group toured, recorded, and performed together for 18 months, when Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia hired two new background singers, Eddie Serrano and George Ochoa, as the new Headhunters. |
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A few years later, a secondary group, consisting of Frankie Garcia and other singers & musicians re-emerged as Cannibal & The Hunters, but never reached the commercial popularity or success the original group attained. |
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Their version of "[[Land of a Thousand Dances]]" was a remake of the original [[Chris Kenner]] tune,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> arranged and produced by Max Uballez with Frankie Garcia, and engineered by Bruce Morgan.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} The record reached No. 30 in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [chart in early 1965,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and No. 42 in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5615.pdf| title=RPM Top 40&5 Singles - February 15, 1965}}</ref> [[Wilson Pickett]] recorded the song into a national hit in 1967, also using the "na, na, na, na" lyric.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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Shortly after singer Frankie Garcia's death, drummer Robert Zapata unsuccessfully attempted to tour unauthorized as Cannibal & The Headhunters for a short while, and still attempts to bill himself and his band as Cannibal & The Headhunters, although he was never a member of the original group. |
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On May 7, 1965, Cannibal and the Headhunters performed in a concert for WVOK with the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, the Righteous Brothers, and Marty Robbins in Birmingham, Alabama at Legion Field. Three months later, Paul McCartney requested that Garcia and his group join the Beatles tour, from August 15 through August 31, 1965, at Shea Stadium New York and at the Hollywood Bowl California. |
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Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia and Joe "Yo-Yo" Jaramillo are both deceased. The 2 remaining original members, Bobby "Rabbit" Jaramillo and Richard "Scar" Lopez did get together for a brief reunion tour and re-issue of the original RAMPART label recordings in 2003 until 2005, performing at the 40th Anniversary of the West Coast "East Side Sound" Concerts throughout Southern California colleges in 2004. |
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Frankie Garcia died in 1996, aged 49. Joe Jaramillo died of cirrhosis of the liver in 2000, and Lopez died of lung cancer on July 30, 2010, aged 65.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023135.html?categoryid=25&cs=1&ref=ma#ixzz0x8eUsuKZreport |title=Frankie Garcia's death. ''Variety''. |access-date=2010-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824101201/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023135.html?categoryid=25&cs=1&ref=ma#ixzz0x8eUsuKZreport#ixzz0x8eUsuKZreport |archive-date=2010-08-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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46 years after it's release, "Land of 1000 Dances" by Cannibal & The Headhunters is still heard on Oldies but Goodies radio stations across the country, has been in the soundtracks of movies, and is a testament to 4 young Mexican American men from the housing projects of Los Angeles who wanted to sing rock and roll at a time when that was ananomaly in America. |
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Latest revision as of 21:33, 18 September 2024
Cannibal & the Headhunters | |
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 Cannibal & the Headhunters in 1966 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | East Los Angeles, California, |
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| Members | Robert Zapata, drums Vocals Charlie Munoz, lead vocals Robert Robles, lead guitar Karl Carrasco, keyboards Vocals Dave Goldstein, keyboards Vocals Edger Salas, bass guitar |
| Past members | Francisco Mario "Frankie" (Cannibal) Garcia Robert Jaramillo Joe Jaramillo Richard Lopez |
Cannibal & the Headhunters were an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California. They were one of the first Mexican-American groups to have a national hit record, "Land of a Thousand Dances", recorded on the Rampart label. They were the opening act on The Beatles' second American tour, backed up by the King Curtis band.[2] They played at the historic Shea Stadium concert from August 15 to August 30, during the 1965 tour that was headlined by The Beatles.
Career
[edit]They were discovered by Rampart Records label owner and founder Eddie Davis.[3] They were among the 1960s Mexican-American musicians and singers who pioneered the "East Side Sound" of Los Angeles, a musical phenomenon that attracted international attention.[4]
Francisco Mario (Frankie Cannibal) Garcia founded the group in 1965;[3] the other group members were Bobby and Joe "Yo Yo" Jaramillo and Richard Lopez who were in the group for 18 months. In 1983, Frankie (Cannibal) Garcia retired from the music business and turned Cannibal and the Headhunters over to Robert Zapata, who had been in the group since 1969 and is still performing today. Barely out of high school, they came from Ramona Gardens and Estrada Courts Housing Projects of East Los Angeles, inspired by the African American doo-wop groups in their neighborhoods. Garcia attended Andrew Jackson High School. He frequently sang spontaneously while walking around campus. This group toured, recorded, and performed together for 18 months, when Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia hired two new background singers, Eddie Serrano and George Ochoa, as the new Headhunters.
Their version of "Land of a Thousand Dances" was a remake of the original Chris Kenner tune,[3] arranged and produced by Max Uballez with Frankie Garcia, and engineered by Bruce Morgan.[citation needed] The record reached No. 30 in the Billboard Hot 100 [chart in early 1965,[3] and No. 42 in Canada.[5] Wilson Pickett recorded the song into a national hit in 1967, also using the "na, na, na, na" lyric.[citation needed]
On May 7, 1965, Cannibal and the Headhunters performed in a concert for WVOK with the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, the Righteous Brothers, and Marty Robbins in Birmingham, Alabama at Legion Field. Three months later, Paul McCartney requested that Garcia and his group join the Beatles tour, from August 15 through August 31, 1965, at Shea Stadium New York and at the Hollywood Bowl California.
Frankie Garcia died in 1996, aged 49. Joe Jaramillo died of cirrhosis of the liver in 2000, and Lopez died of lung cancer on July 30, 2010, aged 65.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Cannibal & the Headhunters". Allmusic. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Quiñones, Ben (2005-12-28), "Naa Na Na Na Naa: How the West Coast Eastside sound changed rock & roll", L.A. Weekly, archived from the original on 2013-01-27
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 405/6. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ The Musical Beatles Invasion wasn't the only significant Pop event of 1964 Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine," XISPAS.com, 2004 (accessed July 27, 2010)
- ^ "RPM Top 40&5 Singles - February 15, 1965" (PDF).
- ^ "Frankie Garcia's death. Variety". Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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